DHL bets on strong jump in Taiwan business
DHL Worldwide Express expects business in Taiwan to increase by as much has 10 times over the next decade, which it says will prove the worth of its heavy investment.
Taiwan Manager L.H. Lu said revenue for DHL will grow more than 15% in the domestic market this year.
He said DHL will “do its best to become a supply chain expert in Taiwan to provide customers with professional logistical flow services” to give them an edge in air transport.
DHL recently opened its third express service center in Taiwan. The two-story, $5 million complex in Chungho, Taipei county, now handles 1,000 packages a day. In coming years, capacity will be increased to deal with 7,000 packages based on the development forecast, Lu said.
The Redwood City, Calif.-based company has two similar centers in Taipei and one in Taichung on the west coast. A fourth complex, also in Taipei, is due to open this fall.
DHL has complained frequently about what it perceives as discriminatory treatment by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications, suggesting that rivals FedEx Corp. and United Parcel Service get better treatment.
That led DHL to abandon plans to set up a full transshipment center in Taiwan, opting for Hong Kong instead.
In 1999, DHL announced broad Taiwan investment plans including fleet improvements and additional ground services, part of an Asia-wide upgrading.
